MP Andrew Rosindell Defects to Reform, Shakes Tory Frontbench
Andrew Rosindell leaves Tory shadow cabinet to join Reform UK, raising its MPs to seven.
On 19 January 2026, Andrew Rosindell, the MP for Romford, Essex, announced he would resign as Tory shadow foreign office minister and join Reform UK. The move makes Reform’s parliamentary total seven MPs, a 40 % jump since the start of the year. Rosindell, first elected in 2001 and re‑elected in 2024, cites putting “country before party” after the Conservatives failed to hold the government accountable on Chagossian self‑determination. His defection follows Robert Jenrick’s earlier switch and comes amid Kemi Badenoch’s discomfort with the growing exodus. Nigel Farage welcomed the new member. Reform has set 7 May, the local election day, as a deadline for further defections.
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